zaglossus

Questions about zaglossus

What does zaglossus mean?

zaglossus means "a genus of Tachyglossidae".

How many syllables are in zaglossus?

zaglossus has 3 syllables and divides as za-glos-sus under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for zaglossus?

Close synonyms include genus Zaglossus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is zaglossus a common word?

zaglossus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.